Online College: Universal Access Point (UAP)

Intermediate Composition and Critical Thinking

• 10 week class from 09/30/24 to 12/09/24.
• This is a HYBRID class. This means that there are both on-campus and online Internet activities required. To participate in this class you must attend all scheduled on-campus classes and have access to a computer that has a reliable internet connection. Students should access http://online.valleycollege.edu during the week prior to the semester start date. All information regarding this class, including course-specific technology requirements, will be found on that webpage. The course may not be accessible to students until the first day of the class.

D. Fozouni

909-384-8613

All our work in this online course will be done through Canvas. SBVC no longer works with Blackboard.

NOTE: Some of the links in this email may not open if you click on them because parts of the address have been cut off due to formatting. To fix this, copy and paste the entire address and open it in a new tab.


Here is the link to Canvas: https://sbccd.instructure.com/

If you have any difficulties accessing Canvas or your email, call Help Desk at
909-384-4357
They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Course materials will become available on the first day of instruction.

You must also be familiar with saving your work in Word Document (.doc or
.docx) or PDF (.pdf) format. These are the only acceptable formats for
submitting your assignments.
Here are some tutorial videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kADxcMcjAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1wZsvUzA0g

SBVC Students get Microsoft Office for free. Here is the link:
https://www.valleycollege.edu/~/media/Files/SBCCD/SBVC/marketing/Office%20365%2
0Free%20To%20Students-20150821b.pdf

If you can't download it, call the Help Desk.

ACCESS: Your enrollment in an online class requires the following:
1) Access to a functioning and reliable computer
2) Access to reliable Internet connection every day
3) Knowledge of basics computer, word processing, and Canvas functions

EMAILS: Part of your responsibility as a college student is to check your email
often for information and announcements, not only from me, but from the
administration as well.

To protect your privacy, all E-Mail communications must be conducted using the
SBVC school email account.
I will only accept emails from, and only send emails to your school email
account.

NOTE 2: Students who do not login and complete the syllabus quiz on the first day
of instruction will be considered "No Shows." No show students will be dropped
from the class and their spots will be offered to wait-listed students.